Nick Smith
@nickgregsmith.bsky.social
Associate Professor at Texas Tech University and Director of the TTU Climate Center. PI of PhUnFETTy Lab. Plants, ecosystems, global change. he/him. www.smithecophyslab.com
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I look forward to the legally required, transparent peer review process required by the US Global Change Research Act and the Information Quality Act. I always thought they would try to do a NCA with Judith Curry, five old men and a LLM.
It’s the gold standard of US climate research. Contrarians could write the next one.
Researchers who have downplayed the threat of global warming have been asked to author the next National Climate Assessment.
www.eenews.net
December 22, 2025 at 12:37 PM
I look forward to the legally required, transparent peer review process required by the US Global Change Research Act and the Information Quality Act. I always thought they would try to do a NCA with Judith Curry, five old men and a LLM.
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Bob and I were among the hundreds of researchers that were supposed to conduct the 6th U.S. National Climate Assessment. Now it looks like they're gonna produce it with a few people and Grok? Communities need rigorous and accurate information about climate change. This will put communities at risk.
December 22, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Bob and I were among the hundreds of researchers that were supposed to conduct the 6th U.S. National Climate Assessment. Now it looks like they're gonna produce it with a few people and Grok? Communities need rigorous and accurate information about climate change. This will put communities at risk.
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First AGU was successful!
#AMF #AGU25 #NewOrleans #PlantEcophys
Thanks to
@nickgregsmith.bsky.social
@texastechlib.bsky.social
@lemontree-uofr.bsky.social
@schmidtsciences.bsky.social
#AMF #AGU25 #NewOrleans #PlantEcophys
Thanks to
@nickgregsmith.bsky.social
@texastechlib.bsky.social
@lemontree-uofr.bsky.social
@schmidtsciences.bsky.social
December 19, 2025 at 11:21 PM
First AGU was successful!
#AMF #AGU25 #NewOrleans #PlantEcophys
Thanks to
@nickgregsmith.bsky.social
@texastechlib.bsky.social
@lemontree-uofr.bsky.social
@schmidtsciences.bsky.social
#AMF #AGU25 #NewOrleans #PlantEcophys
Thanks to
@nickgregsmith.bsky.social
@texastechlib.bsky.social
@lemontree-uofr.bsky.social
@schmidtsciences.bsky.social
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Friends, I am quite suddenly and with no warning teaching an upper level ecology class in three weeks. If anyone has any ecology lab materials they are willing to share with me, please reach out.
December 19, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Friends, I am quite suddenly and with no warning teaching an upper level ecology class in three weeks. If anyone has any ecology lab materials they are willing to share with me, please reach out.
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For those at #agu25 #saveNCAR
12:15pm - Group Photo/Video at the "science strong" wall across from the Plenary Hall at the entrance to the convention center
1:30-5:30pm - drop in interviews at PJs Coffee in front of Hall C - look for the person with the "We ❤️ NCAR" sign.
More info:
12:15pm - Group Photo/Video at the "science strong" wall across from the Plenary Hall at the entrance to the convention center
1:30-5:30pm - drop in interviews at PJs Coffee in front of Hall C - look for the person with the "We ❤️ NCAR" sign.
More info:
The Weather & Climate Livestream
Join us starting May 28th, as meteorologists and climate scientists from across the US share their research and answer your questions.
wclivestream.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Tomorrow is the final day for LEMONTREE at #AGU25. We are ending up our week with a poster from @snehanjanac.bsky.social on Friday morning in the poster hall! It's been a great week.
December 18, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Tomorrow is the final day for LEMONTREE at #AGU25. We are ending up our week with a poster from @snehanjanac.bsky.social on Friday morning in the poster hall! It's been a great week.
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I wrote to my representatives @hirono.senate.gov @schatz.bsky.social, and Ed Case to tell them to stop the dismantlement of NCAR. You can do the same with your representatives at this link.
Save NCAR from being dismantled today!
The Trump Administration has vowed to dissolve the center that provides critical extreme weather and climate data for our nation.
agu.quorum.us
December 17, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I wrote to my representatives @hirono.senate.gov @schatz.bsky.social, and Ed Case to tell them to stop the dismantlement of NCAR. You can do the same with your representatives at this link.
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📢Just out today: "The Global Hydrogen Budget" published in @nature.com . LEMONTREE contributions from Catherine Morfopoulos and David Sandoval www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The global hydrogen budget - Nature
Trends in global H2 sources and sinks are analysed from 1990 to 2020, and a comprehensive budget for the decade 2010–2020 is presented.
www.nature.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:01 PM
📢Just out today: "The Global Hydrogen Budget" published in @nature.com . LEMONTREE contributions from Catherine Morfopoulos and David Sandoval www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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NCAR’s Mesa Lab is literally a science castle dedicated to understanding our planet in an open and collaborative way, and leading the world in that effort. We cannot let this happen.
Efforts to dissolve the @ncar-ucar.bsky.social, including closing the center’s headquarters in Boulder, will begin immediately, an official told @usatoday.com 🧪
eos.org/research-and...
eos.org/research-and...
Trump Administration Plans to Break Up NCAR - Eos
The Trump administration is planning to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research, one of the world’s leading climate and Earth science research laboratories, according to a statement fro...
eos.org
December 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
NCAR’s Mesa Lab is literally a science castle dedicated to understanding our planet in an open and collaborative way, and leading the world in that effort. We cannot let this happen.
NCAR is an amazing place full of wonderful, brilliant, hardworking people. I am forever indebted to what they've done for me and the world.
Heart-wrenching to hear the news, particularly during AGU :(
Heart-wrenching to hear the news, particularly during AGU :(
December 17, 2025 at 6:11 PM
NCAR is an amazing place full of wonderful, brilliant, hardworking people. I am forever indebted to what they've done for me and the world.
Heart-wrenching to hear the news, particularly during AGU :(
Heart-wrenching to hear the news, particularly during AGU :(
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NCAR is quite literally our global mothership.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
www.usatoday.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:59 AM
NCAR is quite literally our global mothership.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
At #AGU25 this afternoon, I have a poster on a fun, new project:
"Global patterns of optimal photosynthetic strategies"
(B23R-1986; 14:15-17:45)
I could use some input from the community on this! Come chat with me about "why photosynthesis be like that"!
agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/me...
"Global patterns of optimal photosynthetic strategies"
(B23R-1986; 14:15-17:45)
I could use some input from the community on this! Come chat with me about "why photosynthesis be like that"!
agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/me...
Global patterns of optimal photosynthetic strategies
Leaf traits collectively offer valuable insight into a plant’s photosynthetic s...
agu.confex.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:28 PM
At #AGU25 this afternoon, I have a poster on a fun, new project:
"Global patterns of optimal photosynthetic strategies"
(B23R-1986; 14:15-17:45)
I could use some input from the community on this! Come chat with me about "why photosynthesis be like that"!
agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/me...
"Global patterns of optimal photosynthetic strategies"
(B23R-1986; 14:15-17:45)
I could use some input from the community on this! Come chat with me about "why photosynthesis be like that"!
agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/me...
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Day 2 of #AGU25 and another great line up today with 3 LEMONTREE talks and a poster. @jianingfang.bsky.social ang.bsky.social @nickgregsmith.bsky.social gsmith.bsky.social @ngocnb.bsky.social y.social @HanZhang-Hannah.bsky.social
research.reading.ac.uk/lemontree/le...
research.reading.ac.uk/lemontree/le...
December 16, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Day 2 of #AGU25 and another great line up today with 3 LEMONTREE talks and a poster. @jianingfang.bsky.social ang.bsky.social @nickgregsmith.bsky.social gsmith.bsky.social @ngocnb.bsky.social y.social @HanZhang-Hannah.bsky.social
research.reading.ac.uk/lemontree/le...
research.reading.ac.uk/lemontree/le...
Hey #AGU25, check out our session "Vegetation Canopies: Physiology, Structure, Function" happening soon!
It starts in ~35 minutes at 14:15 in Room 260. We have a bunch of great talks lined up!
agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/me...
It starts in ~35 minutes at 14:15 in Room 260. We have a bunch of great talks lined up!
agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/me...
Vegetation Canopies: Physiology, Structure, Function II Oral
Vegetation canopy structure and function determine global rates of photosynthesis and transpiration and, thus, heavily influence the global carbon, water, and energy cycles. Key unknowns remain regard...
agu.confex.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Hey #AGU25, check out our session "Vegetation Canopies: Physiology, Structure, Function" happening soon!
It starts in ~35 minutes at 14:15 in Room 260. We have a bunch of great talks lined up!
agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/me...
It starts in ~35 minutes at 14:15 in Room 260. We have a bunch of great talks lined up!
agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/me...
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If you’re at #AGU25, come by our Town Hall tomorrow at 1PM in 243-244. After the National Climate Assessment was disbanded, a bunch of us got to work to advance climate assessment. We’re the editors of a new U.S. climate assessment collection, & need your help: eppro01.ativ.me/appinfo.php?... #AGU25
AGU25
eppro01.ativ.me
December 15, 2025 at 6:17 PM
If you’re at #AGU25, come by our Town Hall tomorrow at 1PM in 243-244. After the National Climate Assessment was disbanded, a bunch of us got to work to advance climate assessment. We’re the editors of a new U.S. climate assessment collection, & need your help: eppro01.ativ.me/appinfo.php?... #AGU25
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It's #AGU2025! Great line up today from the team with invited talk by @youngryel.bsky.social and sessions with @nickgregsmith.bsky.social and @trevorkeenan.bsky.social . Head over to the blog to get room details: research.reading.ac.uk/lemontree/le...
December 15, 2025 at 11:01 AM
It's #AGU2025! Great line up today from the team with invited talk by @youngryel.bsky.social and sessions with @nickgregsmith.bsky.social and @trevorkeenan.bsky.social . Head over to the blog to get room details: research.reading.ac.uk/lemontree/le...
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{collinear} 3.0 is now on CRAN (yay! 🥳)
This #rstats package automates multicollinearity management to improve model robustness and interpretability.
You can learn more at blasbenito.github.io/collinear/, but here's a summary of the most exciting new features: 🧵 1/5
This #rstats package automates multicollinearity management to improve model robustness and interpretability.
You can learn more at blasbenito.github.io/collinear/, but here's a summary of the most exciting new features: 🧵 1/5
collinear: Automated Multicollinearity Management
Provides a comprehensive and automated workflow for managing multicollinearity in data frames with numeric and/or categorical variables. The package integrates five robust methods into a single functi...
blasbenito.github.io
December 9, 2025 at 8:04 AM
{collinear} 3.0 is now on CRAN (yay! 🥳)
This #rstats package automates multicollinearity management to improve model robustness and interpretability.
You can learn more at blasbenito.github.io/collinear/, but here's a summary of the most exciting new features: 🧵 1/5
This #rstats package automates multicollinearity management to improve model robustness and interpretability.
You can learn more at blasbenito.github.io/collinear/, but here's a summary of the most exciting new features: 🧵 1/5
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To get all the details on who, what and when for next week's
@agu.org conference for the LEMONTREE team, head over to the blog:
research.reading.ac.uk/lemontree/le...
It's going to be a great week!
#AGU25 #neworleans
@agu.org conference for the LEMONTREE team, head over to the blog:
research.reading.ac.uk/lemontree/le...
It's going to be a great week!
#AGU25 #neworleans
LEMONTREE at AGU 2025: New Orleans - Lemontree
Thirteen members of the LEMONTREE team will be heading to New Orleans for the AGU 2025 conference.
research.reading.ac.uk
December 8, 2025 at 12:12 PM
To get all the details on who, what and when for next week's
@agu.org conference for the LEMONTREE team, head over to the blog:
research.reading.ac.uk/lemontree/le...
It's going to be a great week!
#AGU25 #neworleans
@agu.org conference for the LEMONTREE team, head over to the blog:
research.reading.ac.uk/lemontree/le...
It's going to be a great week!
#AGU25 #neworleans
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We've got a great team heading to @agu.org this year. Lots of posters, oral presentations and 3 invited talks👌. Will share our full line up next week. We'd love to connect with old friends and meet new ones! Who else is heading to New Orleans for the conference? #agu2025 #lemontree
December 5, 2025 at 1:46 PM
We've got a great team heading to @agu.org this year. Lots of posters, oral presentations and 3 invited talks👌. Will share our full line up next week. We'd love to connect with old friends and meet new ones! Who else is heading to New Orleans for the conference? #agu2025 #lemontree
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#Viewpoint: Improving the representation of plant water stress and #water use in Earth System Models
Dukes et al. 👇
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#LatestIssue #PlantScience @dukesjeff.bsky.social @changliao.bsky.social @richphillipslab.bsky.social @scottmcadam.bsky.social
Dukes et al. 👇
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#LatestIssue #PlantScience @dukesjeff.bsky.social @changliao.bsky.social @richphillipslab.bsky.social @scottmcadam.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 2:45 AM
#Viewpoint: Improving the representation of plant water stress and #water use in Earth System Models
Dukes et al. 👇
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#LatestIssue #PlantScience @dukesjeff.bsky.social @changliao.bsky.social @richphillipslab.bsky.social @scottmcadam.bsky.social
Dukes et al. 👇
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#LatestIssue #PlantScience @dukesjeff.bsky.social @changliao.bsky.social @richphillipslab.bsky.social @scottmcadam.bsky.social
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Important updates from @agu.org for those attending #AGU25 in New Orleans as the city is invaded by federal paramilitaries in operation “Catahoula Crunch”
New Orleans updates | AGU25
www.agu.org
December 4, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Like math and plant community ecology?
I am recruiting one or two new Ph.D. students to work on theory and its integration with data in the areas of forest dynamics, species coexistence, or plant community ecology more generally.
Deadlines for the EEB and Plant Biology programs are Dec. 1.
I am recruiting one or two new Ph.D. students to work on theory and its integration with data in the areas of forest dynamics, species coexistence, or plant community ecology more generally.
Deadlines for the EEB and Plant Biology programs are Dec. 1.
Ecology, Evolution and Behavior
The Ecology, Evolution and Behavior graduate program at The University of Texas at Austin is top-10 ranked.
integrativebio.utexas.edu
November 17, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Like math and plant community ecology?
I am recruiting one or two new Ph.D. students to work on theory and its integration with data in the areas of forest dynamics, species coexistence, or plant community ecology more generally.
Deadlines for the EEB and Plant Biology programs are Dec. 1.
I am recruiting one or two new Ph.D. students to work on theory and its integration with data in the areas of forest dynamics, species coexistence, or plant community ecology more generally.
Deadlines for the EEB and Plant Biology programs are Dec. 1.
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The U.S. has just emerged from the longest government shutdown in its history — a period of deep uncertainty that put science, safety, and resilience at risk. 🧵
November 13, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The U.S. has just emerged from the longest government shutdown in its history — a period of deep uncertainty that put science, safety, and resilience at risk. 🧵
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Biological modeling is organized inquiry, but how should we think about the process?
My new paper in #EcologyLetters argues that we should model like experimentalists: define treatments, measure responses, validate, perturb, repeat.
👉 doi.org/10.1111/ele....
Do you agree?
My new paper in #EcologyLetters argues that we should model like experimentalists: define treatments, measure responses, validate, perturb, repeat.
👉 doi.org/10.1111/ele....
Do you agree?
https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.70251
November 6, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Biological modeling is organized inquiry, but how should we think about the process?
My new paper in #EcologyLetters argues that we should model like experimentalists: define treatments, measure responses, validate, perturb, repeat.
👉 doi.org/10.1111/ele....
Do you agree?
My new paper in #EcologyLetters argues that we should model like experimentalists: define treatments, measure responses, validate, perturb, repeat.
👉 doi.org/10.1111/ele....
Do you agree?